Stephens analyst Matt Olney homes in on regional banks that possess loan growth and improving credit quality. He shares a few picks.

Yet some small banks have more potential than others, says Matt Olney, Stephens' bank and thrifts analyst. Olney, who has been covering the sector for eight years, has a record of picking winners: Texas Capital Bancshares (ticker: TCBI) and Home BancShares (HOMB), two main stocks he recommended to Barrons.com readers last year, have outperformed the market three- and four-fold...